Guest Swifty Posted January 8, 2011 Share #1 Posted January 8, 2011 An illustrated bailout plan that just might work... It is a slow day in the damp little town of Oberlin, Ohio. The rain is beating down and the streets are deserted. Times are tough, everybody is in debt and everybody lives on credit. On this particular day a rich Venture rider from Texas rides into town, stops at the local hotel and lays a $100 note on the desk, telling the hotel owner he wants to inspect the rooms upstairs in order to pick one to spend the night. The owner gives him some keys and, as soon as the visitor has walked upstairs, the hotelier grabs the note and runs next door to pay his debt to the butcher. The butcher takes the note and runs down the street to repay his debt to the pig farmer. The pig farmer takes the note and heads off to pay his bill at the supplier of feed and fuel. The guy at the Farmers' Co-op takes the note and runs to pay his drinks bill at the pub. The pub owner slips the money along to the local prostitute drinking at the bar, who has also been facing hard times and has had to offer him "services" on credit. The hooker then rushes to the hotel and pays off her room bill to the hotel owner with the same note. The hotel proprietor then places the note back on the counter so the rich traveller will not suspect anything. At that moment the traveller comes down the stairs, picks up the note, states that the rooms are not satisfactory, pockets the money and leaves town. No one produced anything. No one earned anything. However, the whole town is now out of debt and looking forward to the next Venture rider maintenance day with a lot more optimism. And that, ladies and gentlemen, is how a bailout package works... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redneck Posted January 8, 2011 Share #2 Posted January 8, 2011 You forgot the part where the I.R.S. takes the 100 just because they can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyR Posted January 8, 2011 Share #3 Posted January 8, 2011 There's a lot of counterfeit $100 bills circulating. I wonder if the economy would collapse if all the counterfeits would suddenly evaporate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yammer Dan Posted January 8, 2011 Share #4 Posted January 8, 2011 Sombody oughta Zap this one!!:rotfl: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saddlebum Posted January 8, 2011 Share #5 Posted January 8, 2011 You forgot the part where the I.R.S. takes the 100 just because they can.Thanks Redneck. There is always somebody thats got to spoil a good thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bongobobny Posted January 8, 2011 Share #6 Posted January 8, 2011 You forgot the part where the I.R.S. takes the 100 just because they can. The IRS is the Hooker in the illustration... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eck Posted January 8, 2011 Share #7 Posted January 8, 2011 Well, if the hooker is the IRS...which one is Freebird..? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradT Posted January 8, 2011 Share #8 Posted January 8, 2011 Well, if the hooker is the IRS...which one is Freebird..? Must be the pimp ! Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eck Posted January 8, 2011 Share #9 Posted January 8, 2011 Must be the pimp ! Brad Just what I was thinking but wasn't sure.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sailor Posted January 8, 2011 Share #10 Posted January 8, 2011 Yup! Deduct 20% at each transaction for the pim....er....government cut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midnightventure Posted January 8, 2011 Share #11 Posted January 8, 2011 I think that was the plot for a Reba Mckintire movie I watched a while back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evan Posted January 8, 2011 Share #12 Posted January 8, 2011 An illustrated bailout plan that just might work... No one produced anything. No one earned anything. However, the whole town is now out of debt and looking forward to the next Venture rider maintenance day with a lot more optimism. ... Hey Dave, do you think this could also work here in Canada? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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